Nick Clegg slammed for saying AI "can't even read a PDF" while pushing end of remote work
dioscuri · x · 2026-09-24
Former Meta executive Nick Clegg drew criticism for claiming AI "can't even read a PDF yet" while urging Western governments to prioritize ending work from home — a combination dioscuri calls "technological pessimism and managerial nostalgia." A quoted post adds that Clegg previously dismissed nuclear power because it would take over a decade, rebutting that discounting the future on a 10-year horizon fails once the future arrives.
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